Category: Lighthouses
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
A lighthouse is painted white – fact! Well, not always it seems. The lighthouse standing at the tip of the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides is definitely not white, in-fact it is hardly painted at all. When viewed from a distance the 37m tall tower built with red bricks resembles a tall industrial chimney.…
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St Tudwal’s Lighthouse
On one of pair of small islands laying just off the southern tip of the Lleyn near Abersoch you can find the neat and small St Tudwal Lighthouse. The light was erected in 1877 to mark and protect shipping at the northern end of Cardigan Bay. By lighthouse standard sit’s not that tall at 10.7m…
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St. Ann’s Head Lighthouse
Milford Haven has long been considered one of the best deep water harbours in the UK, and is today host to trawlers and oil tankers. However, the approach into Milford Haven can be tricky because there are two groups of reef almost mid channel. The greatest danger is Crow Rock and Toes which lays about…
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Strumble Head Lighthouse
Stumble Head Lighthouse is right at the end of the world, Well, that may not be strictly true, but it feels like it. For one thing, in order to find it you need to want to find it. No, I’ve not come over all mythological. It is a physical place. It just feels remote. First…
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Trwyn Du and Ynys Seriol
On the 17th August, 1831 the steamer Rothsay Castle left Liverpool at 11am on her regular journey to the Menai Straights. However, the rough weather made the sailing difficult and she made very little headway. The passengers became worried and asked the Captain to turn back, but he refused. By midnight he had still no…
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Twr Mawr Lighthouse – Ynys Llanddwyn
Ynys Llanddwyn has two lighthouses. Neither of which fit the classical design that we know today. Twr Mawr (Big Tower) is more characteristic of a windmill than a lighthouse, and much can also be said of the smaller tower which now carries the light. The lighthouses cover the westernmost approach to the Menai Strait the…
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Two Lighthouse & Two Pauls
During our trip to Grassholm we visited two lighthouses. Both of which I never thought I get the chance to see let alone photograph – South Bishop and The Smalls Lighthouse. As we passed Ramsey Island on out way to Grassholm we had a view of South Bishop, but only a distant view. I hope…
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Whiteford Lighthouse
It rained overnight, and threatened more during the morning, but luckily it didn’t materialise until the end of our walk this morning. On the norther coast of Gower is a fantastic nature reserve, now in the stewardship of the National Trust. But the nature reserve was not the main focus, but an unusual lighthouse was.…
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Strathy Point Lighthouse
On one of our trips along the north coast of Scotland we came across Strathy Point Lighthouse. If you imagine a windswept cliff with waves crashing sand thundering into the rocks below you would not be far from the reality of our visit there this day. It really was windy, and the waves really were…
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